Tactical Advantage: Hunt with Red Dot (Reflex) Sights
I was recently at the range helping a shooter get started with his new AR-15. He was using inexpensive backup sights, but talking about optics so I handed him a rifle with a reflex sight mounted. He immediately closed one eye, squinting through the sight as if he were...
The Falkor Defense Blitz SBR – New Name, New Rifle, New Wow!
When you hear the word “Blitz” do you think fast, overwhelming force? In addition to your military history and football knowledge, you’ll want to add the new Falkor Defense Blitz SBR (Short Barreled Rifle). Falkor Defense is a new name from an established brand, S. I....
What Night Vision Should I Use? The Green, The White and the Head Game
What Night Vision Should I Use? I’ve lost track of how many times that’s come up over the years. If you’re looking for a canned answer, you’re in the wrong place. Given the plethora of options and new gear that keeps hitting the market, the answer can change quickly....
SHWAT™ – It’s Way More Than Tactical Hog Hunting Now!
Enough subtleties and hints like the tactical bear hunt story published just ahead of this! Tactical hunting isn’t just about chasing wild hogs, it’s wherever you and I take our military inspired gear, tech, gadgets or methods to the hunt. SHWAT™ is now Special...
Bear Interdiction Task Force (BITF™) – A Whole New Special Hunting Weapons And Tactics™ Adventure
Combine extreme adventure, epic views, dangerous game and Force Recon tactics using dogs. The result? A bear hunting adrenaline dump and an exhausted hunter if you’re me. And pardon me while I eat my crow, but that’s not exactly what I expected when Barnes Bullets...
Cowl Induction Brake from Alamo Four Star – SHWAT Exclusive First Look
Have you noticed how many muzzle brakes are on the market today? So when our friends at Alamo Four Star told me they were going to build the Cowl Induction Brake, I almost yawned, but I was intrigued by the name. Alamo Four Star cranks out predictably solid products...
Hating on My Black Rifles: Talking ‘Bout My Generation
He was (and still very much is) among the most respected writers of hunting and firearms in the country, three decades worth of it. He also has the in-the-field resume to back it all up, with extensive hunting across all the major continents and hands-on experience...
Is .223 enough gun for hogs? The proof is in the pig.
Does the .223 caliber have enough mass and punching power to effectively kill a wild boar? This question has been debated for years. Countless hunting articles have been published imploring hunters to switch to a bigger hunting caliber. It’s been said that the hog’s...
Rodeo with Remington – It’s Like Helicopter Hunting But You Never Leave the Ground
There are numerous ways to hunt wild hogs, and here at the Spike Box you’re welcome to sit in a blind and wait to see what happens. What’s about to happen now is the polar opposite. It’s dawn in West Texas and my hunt partner and I are on hog patrol. Spike Box is a...
Be a Stalker – Essentials for Success
Hunting from a blind simply isn't for me. Some years ago, my son's first "hunt" was a turkey hunt from a box blind. There we sat for hours, him beating the Brick Braker game on my Blackberry, me wondering about my sanity. Spot and stalk hog hunting in wheat fields can...
